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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
After | After the detective agency [[Pinkerton]] foiled the {{Wiki|Baltimore Plot}} to assassinate Lincoln, he later hired them as his personal 'secret service' during the American Civil War, during which time the group garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1|Issue #01]]</ref> | ||
On 3 October 1862, Lincoln met with [[Allan Pinkerton]] and Major General {{Wiki|John Alexander McClernand|John A. McClernand}} | On 3 October, 1862, Lincoln met with [[Allan Pinkerton]] and Major General {{Wiki|John Alexander McClernand|John A. McClernand}} upon the main eastern theater of the {{Wiki|Battle of Antietam}}.<ref name="LDL" /> | ||
Lincoln was shot by [[Templars|Templar]]-affiliate [[John Wilkes Booth]] | On 14 April 1865, Lincoln was {{Wiki|Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|shot}} by [[Templars|Templar]]-affiliate [[John Wilkes Booth]] and died the next morning. After his assassination, Booth was hunted down and killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref> | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
In 2012, during his time in captivity as a subject for the [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Animus Project]], [[Clay Kaczmarek]] relived the lives of his ancestor who fought during the {{Wiki|Battle of Gettysburg}} | In 2012, during his time in captivity as a subject for the [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Animus Project]], [[Clay Kaczmarek]] relived the lives of his ancestor who fought during the {{Wiki|Battle of Gettysburg}} and overheard Lincoln's famous {{Wiki|Gettysburg Address}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Mole]]</ref> | ||
[[Abstergo Entertainment]] supervisor [[Melanie Lemay]] had a great-great-grandfather who was known to have come into contact with Lincoln a number of times as a Union soldier during the Civil War.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | [[Abstergo Entertainment]] supervisor [[Melanie Lemay]] had a great-great-grandfather who was known to have also come into contact with Lincoln a number of times as a Union soldier during the Civil War.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – {{Cite|12 Dec 2022. Where?}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 13 December 2022
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln most notably led the United States through the constitutional, military and moral crisis during the American Civil War.
Biography
After the detective agency Pinkerton foiled the Baltimore Plot to assassinate Lincoln, he later hired them as his personal 'secret service' during the American Civil War, during which time the group garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations.[1]
On 3 October, 1862, Lincoln met with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A. McClernand upon the main eastern theater of the Battle of Antietam.[1]
On 14 April 1865, Lincoln was shot by Templar-affiliate John Wilkes Booth and died the next morning. After his assassination, Booth was hunted down and killed by the Assassins.[2]
Legacy
In 2012, during his time in captivity as a subject for the Abstergo Industries' Animus Project, Clay Kaczmarek relived the lives of his ancestor who fought during the Battle of Gettysburg and overheard Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.[3]
Abstergo Entertainment supervisor Melanie Lemay had a great-great-grandfather who was known to have also come into contact with Lincoln a number of times as a Union soldier during the Civil War.[4]
Gallery
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Lincoln meeting with Pinkerton and McClernand, 1862
